Nevada prepares to set record for most people to simultaneously sing state song

Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki invites fellow Nevadans to join him, Gov. Brian Sandoval and the Nevada 150 Commission for #NevadaSings, a state-wide simultaneous sing along of “Home Means Nevada.” On Thursday, Oct. 30 at 10 a.m., Nevadans will join together to demonstrate their state pride by singing a rendition of “Home Means Nevada” in an attempt to set the record for the most people in an American state to sing their state song at the same time.

Hundreds of locations have been registered. Several marquis locations in both the north and south have been selected for media coverage. RecordSetter, a Las Vegas-based company, who will officially verify the record will send officials, known as Yellow Jackets, to two locations.

Northern Nevada
Nevada State Capitol – Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki will be joined by Mayor Bob Crowell, state employees, University of Nevada, Reno Cadet Band and a RecordSetter Yellow Jacket on the front steps of the state Captiol. The public is invited to join at 9:45 a.m. The Nevada State Capitol is located at 101 N. Carson St., Carson City, Nev.

Roy Gomm Elementary – Gov. Brian Sandoval will be joined by the student body in the cafeteria, check-in will be required at the front desk. Roy Gomm is located at 4000 Mayberry Dr., Reno, Nev.

Southern Nevada
Clark County Government Center – Clark County employees will be joined by a RecordSetter Yellow Jacket in the rotunda. The public is invited to join at 9:45 a.m. to receive printed lyrics. The Clark County Government Center is located at 500 South Grand Central Pkwy., Las Vegas, Nev.

Grant Sawyer Building – State employees will gather in the lobby. The public is invited to join at 9:45 a.m. The Grant Sawyer Building is located at 555 E. Washington Ave., Las Vegas, Nev.

Nevadans are encouraged to participate at offices, schools, homes, parks, and community centers in setting the record by entering video or photo proof of co-workers, classes, friends, or family singing Home Means Nevada. Video or photo proof will then be submitted on www.Nevada150.org for RecordSetter to establish and verify the record.

Participants are being asked to visit www.Nevada150.org for rules and directions on how to sign up and how to upload or mail in your video or photographic proof. The Nevada 150 website also provides lyrics as well as an orchestral version of Home Means Nevada, courtesy of the Reno Philharmonic.

"Home Means Nevada" was written by Bertha Rafetto in 1932 and officially adopted by the Nevada Legislature in 1933. Here are the lyrics:

Way out in the land of the setting sun,
Where the wind blows wild and free,
There's a lovely spot, just the only one
That means home sweet home to me.
If you follow the old Kit Carson trail,
Until desert meets the hills,
Oh you certainly will agree with me,
It's the place of a thousand thrills.
Home, means Nevada,
Home, means the hills,
Home, means the sage and the pine.
Out by the Truckee's silvery rills,
Out where the sun always shines,
There is the land that I love the best,
Fairer than all I can see.
Right in the heart of the golden west
Home, means Nevada to me.

Whenever the sun at the close of day,
Colors all the western sky,
Oh my heart returns to the desert grey
And the mountains tow'ring high.
Where the moon beams play in shadowed glen,
With the spotted fawn and doe,
All the live long night until morning light,
Is the loveliest place I know.
Home, means Nevada,
Home, means the hills,
Home, means the sage and the pines.
Out by the Truckee's silvery rills,
Out where the sun always shines,
There is the land that I love the best,
Fairer than all I can see.
Right in the heart of the golden west
Home, means Nevada to me.

#NevadaSings was made possible through a sponsorship from Sempra U.S. Gas & Power.

ABOUT NEVADA 150
Nevada’s Sesquicentennial, the 150th anniversary of Nevada’s admission to the Union, will provide opportunities for celebration and reflection as we come together statewide to commemorate our shared history and build a foundation of cultural appreciation for generations to come. Nevada’s one of a kind and diverse history will be celebrated throughout the state for an entire year in order to promote pride in the shared heritage of all Nevadans. Nevada’s Sesquicentennial celebration commenced on Nevada Day 2013 and concludes with an expanded Nevada Day celebration October, 2014. For more information, please visit www.nevada150.org.

ABOUT RECORDSETTER
The world record will be officiated by RecordSetter, a Las Vegas-based organization quickly establishing itself as the new home of world records. RecordSetter’s noted yellow jacket officials have been featured on the likes of CNN and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, and their site hosts over 30,000 world records from 95+ countries.